Electronic Fence Installation

How and where your electronic fence is installed

The installation of an electronic fence is not
a complicated affair in most cases. Normally, a narrow
trench is dug along the property line  or whereever
the fence is supposed to go  for burying the
hidden wire. In our case, though, there was going to
be minimal digging since the hidden fence wire was
going to be strung along the existing wooden fence. The
only trench that needed to be dug was from the garage
to the side of the fence, since the door to our
backyard was right next to the garage.

Where the Invisible Fence wire exits the garage

Whenever there's digging to be done, however, it's
essential to locate power lines and other underground
pipes and wires before the digging happens. Even though
we wanted the hidden fence installed right away,
we had to wait for the local utilities to come out
and mark our property.

Completing the wire loop

Once the power lines were located and marked, the installation
itself was very straightforward. The wire  a single long
loop of heavy gauge electrical cable  was strung along
the bottom and top of the existing fence. The control
unit was mounted in our garage near an existing power
receptacle. A small hole was drilled through the exterior
wall of the garage so that the two ends of the wire
could be pulled through and connected to the control
unit. The installer then powered and configured the
control unit. The electronic fence was now in operation. But
we weren't done yet  the dogs still needed
their collars and training.